On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 04:44:10PM -0400, Brad Bobak wrote: > heres the error -> > > http://cpp.sourceforge.net/?show=16988
Yes, any firmware version after version 5 will _only_ allow HP graphics card in a system with the defective PCI controller. So your HP tulip card won't be allowed either. Please google for A4190A-01 and A4191A-01 service notes I referred to in the previous email. Your choices now are to ditch that system, not use add-on PCI cards, or find a different PA-RISC box that doesn't have that issue. grant > > --- Grant Grundler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 09:34:20PM -0400, Brad Bobak > > wrote: > > > Hi.. If I do a firmware update (on a hp c180) will > > I > > > be able to use non-hp pci cards (specifically a > > faster > > > nic)? > > > > firmware update should not change anything related > > to PCI devices _besides_ graphics cards _OR_ if you > > have > > one of the "old dino" machines that exhibited data > > corruption (only some HP gfx cards were allowed on > > those boxes). > > The latest firmware will enforce that restriction by > > not booting if a PCI device is installed in such a > > box. > > parisc-linux prints this at start up if you _might_ > > have such > > a system: > > The GSCtoPCI (Dino hrev 1) bus converter found may > > exhibit > > data corruption. See Service Note Numbers: > > A4190A-01, A4191A-01. > > Systems shipped after Aug 20, 1997 will not exhibit > > this problem. > > Models affected: C180, C160, C160L, B160L, and > > B132L workstations. > > > > Please locate/read the service notes in order to > > determine > > what you'd like to do. > > > > > If not, does anyoone know of a list of supported > > nics > > > that I can use? > > > > You can use most NICs. tulip, eepro100, e1000, > > acenic, tg3 > > and several others are known to work on > > parisc-linux. > > However, only expect to boot from NICs with IODC > > (parisc > > firmware) support (e.g. tulip). > > > > hth, > > grant > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]